2009 ESRI UC Social Media Bookmarks, Tips for First Timers and much more
Written by Glenn Letham (@gletham)
08 June 2009
This year will be ESRI UC trip #11 for yours truly… a tradition of mine is to share tips, tricks, and down-right useful stuff with other GISusers that will be taking in North America’s largest GIS conference. And so, read on for some social media pointers to ESRI UC related Twitters, blogs, and other resources. We’ve also got a number of tips that I’m sure you’ll find handy.
Remember, the official Twitter hashtag for the conference is #ESRIUC
If your interested, you can easily use search.twitter.com to create a handy RSS feed of “esriuc” related Tweets and have them posted on your blog or website!
If you post images on Flickr, be sure to tag them with “esriuc” (the official show tag) - see all images on Flickr tagged esriuc at http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/esriuc/
People taking photos are encouraged to consider snapping pics of a LizardTech Lizard while at the UC… enter your photo and you could win a cool GPS! See this Flickr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizardtech/ and people wil have a chance to vote for their favorite. More details available online at http://www.lizardtech.com/esri2009/
Finally, for anything and everything else, keep tabs on the official ESRI UC homepage at http://www.esri.com/events/uc/index.html
You can use this resource to submit a question about the event, plan your agenda (this is a MUST do - don’t wait until you get there!). You can also locate official ESRI UC social bookmarks and social media resources here - see http://www.esri.com/events/uc/participate/online.html
When planning to head to the airport, recall that you can use Google to easily find the status of your flight - simply search “Airline + flight number” example “Southwest 452″. For a fine mobile travel application that I wouldn’t be without, checkout details of Worldmate or Psiloc World Traveler - details in this blog posting: http://blog.gisuser.com/?p=4547
My personal tips:
take some comfortable shoes (you’ll need them!) and remember, with 12,000+ geographers in the area Sandals are OK!
use the ESRI conference agenda planner before you go - this is a huge time saver
Socialize! Go to as many social events as you can: Sunday night you can mingle along the Gaslamp, check out dick’s Last resort patio frequently for people just blowing into town - I’ll be there! Monday night take in the Map Gallery; Tuesday and Wed there will be many vendor sponsored socials and parties… plan to stay out late these nights - it’s worth it! Thursday night is the HUGE ESRI party with great music, loads of food, and amazing fireworks; Friday if your still around you can check out a Padres game
consider adding all-you-can-eat data plan to your mobile plan if you don’t already have it.. a tip… T-Mobile will let you add then remove plan as you want so really, you only need to add it for a week! Make use of Free Wi-Fi!
share a cab to/from the airport with another attendee… I’m sure you can meet someone to connect with!
Get your badge and registration material on Sunday if you cn so you can avoid long lineups.
plan on taking in the plenary session for the entire day on Monday - you won’t be dissapointed!
don’t forget your business cards!
Tweet! You can follow me on Twitter while I’m at the UC by following @gletham
Finally, be sure to consult our dedicated 2009 ESRI UC news section on GISuser where you’ll find PR, special announcements, details of parties, contests and much more - see http://www.gisuser.com/content/category/1/299/2/ and be sure to share your news or tips with us!
Follow GISuser from the 2009 ESRI UC at the following:
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